ICJ Commissioner appointed Special Rapporteur on Torture
The ICJ welcomes the appointment of Manfred Nowak as United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture.
La política de seguridad democrática acentúa la discriminación racial en Colombia
Un llamado urgente a superar el racismo en Colombia formuló el Relator Especial de Naciones Unidas, señor Doudou Diène, en un informe rendido ante la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.
The ICJ welcomes the appointment of new Special Rapporteur on Judges and Lawyers
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers today welcomed the appointment of Mr. Leandro Despouy, from Argentina, as the new Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers.
ICJ Commissioner receives International Justice in World Award
The ICJ congratulates Dato’ Param Cumaraswamy, an ICJ Commissioner and the first UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, on receiving the prestigious “Justice in the World” Award.
Guatemala: stop the harassment and attacks on human rights defenders
The Guatemalan Government must take effective action to stop the violence and acts of intimidation against members of the country’s human rights community, the ICJ and other rights groups said today.
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